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Being the big contest whore that I am, I just couldn’t resist joining that MTV Asia one. I’m busy as heck, but the call of the $500 monthly allowance was just too loud. Hahaha! I’m penniless, remember? I’d do anything to get a little bit of extra.

Sooooo, the deadline’s today. I’ve manage to write something down and since I’m quite adept at complaining, I answered the one about the fashion pet peeves.

I’m thinkin’ positive, for once!

I’m calling on all citizens on the internet to please, please, rate me. Just click on the thumbs-up icon, that would be excellent. I hope it’s good enough. I’m not really sure though, as there’s so much competition, but you never know, right?

Every Monday, Frustrated Sosyalera will try to bring you the best of the week to come -- called FS Picks of the Week.

If I get the movie schedules wrong, I'm sorry. Sometimes the showing times aren't final 'til Wednesday, so pfttt. =P

Is just me, or is June really slow movie month? They've been churning out just one movie per week now, sheesh. Either that or all the producers are scared of Transformers 2.

So, we've got Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Villa Estrella (overhyped, I think) and AKON Live at the Araneta Coliseum.

Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Starring (voices)Ray RomanoJohn LeguizamoDenis LearyQueen Latifah

SynopsisManny and Ellie are expecting their first baby, while Sid the sloth tries an unconventional way of starting a family that gets him into trouble. With all this talk of babies, Diego might be losing his saber-toothed edge, but a journey to save Sid may just turn the whole group into heroes. In addition to all that adventure, it wouldn't be an Ice Age film if Scrat weren't on a desperate hunt for an acorn, but he might get distracted by a shapely female squirrel.

SynopsisVilla Estrella is a mysterious resort haunted by many spirits seeking justice from people who caused their death. The movie will start with Ana (played by Shaina Magdayao), who always been afflicted with so many bad dreams or nightmares about people being killed. The twist begins when her ex-boyfriend (played by Jake Cuenca) brings her to Villa Estrella for a vacation, where she meets a girl (Maja Salvador) who is very familiar from her dreams. A lot of spirits will haunt them while staying at the resort leading them to a danger they never expected to happen. -- Starmometer

Man, if you hadn't heard by now I'd say you were hiding in some cave without any kind of technology (Osama Bin Laden, isdatchu?).

So Michael Jackson is dead, huh?

When I heard the news this morning, I didn't really have any reaction to it. There was no disbelief or sadness or anything of that sort that usually happens to you when you hear someone had passed away.

It was inevitable, anyway. His life was spiralling out of control and there were scandals left and right. Whatever former glory he had became tainted with child molestation and dangling his newborn over a balcony.

But still, I grew up listening to this guy and danced to his songs. His big comeback suddenly became his goodbye tour.

So what if he's trying to be Elizabeth Taylor or his sister, Janet? Everyone was insecure about themselves at some point -- he's just more "challenged" than we are of overcomming that, I guess.

He will always be King of Pop. Unfortunately, he lived long enough to squander his excellent image. Elvis was getting towards that before he died, anyway. So was John Lennon. They were all a little loopy in their own way.

At least he died a respectable death of cardiac arrest (assuming, of course, that it wasn't induced by some drug or something) and wasn't found hanging naked in a closet somewhere in a Bangkok hotel with a rope tied around his neck and bits (you should know who I'm talking about).

Hee! Hee!

This is how I would like to remember him. The "Dangerous" era had been a good one.

So where was the storm the news was warning us about the other day? These news people really do know how to hype things up when it isn't necessary. Tsk.

I'm not looking forward to it, if that's what you're thinking. I'm just saying that sometimes the news is so full of exagerrations.

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I seem to be running on autopilot recently. Maybe the trying to keep to a low budget is driving me up the wall, but I think I'm getting bored of my new routine... because it's too damn repetitive! I just show up for work, do what I gotta do for the whole shift, then pack up and leave. Not much room for thinking, let alone room for imagination.

So it's kind of funny that I feel I should do this meme today from Vlad of Stalking Minds. I had been bestowed the honor of being a --

A cousin from the US that I hadn't seen for like, FIFTEEN years is coming to visit. I would've been ecstatic, if not for the fact that I'm absolutely broke and worried that I won't be able to give her the grand tour she deserves.

*sigh*

I just really, really, really hope I can scrimp dough off somewhere. Sheesh. I am so poor.

So anyway, found this really cool game online --

It's basically a map of North Africa and the Middle East and all you have to do is drag the names into their rightful place on the map.

I thought I knew my Geography, but while playing this, I realised that I didn't know shit. I'm supposed to be a Catholic and I couldn't place Israel on the map! My mother would kill me, if she knew. Tsk.Click here if you wanna give it a try.

Ugh, the internet connection is all messed up, so I'll be quite relieved if it doesn't screw with my post today.

Standard vanity.

Eeeeeeeniweiz....

Fort Santa Agueda is another Guam landmark.

I'll be darned if I remember what it was for.

Just try and read the text on the stone in the previous photo.

It's got some nice views on top of a hill, though.

And summore gunz.

As is usually the case when travelling with your folks (in this case, it's the bf's parents), they make you pose in awkward places. This is Exhibit A. Gotta love 'em though, they really took us round the best spots in the island.

These two "skyscrapers" are said to be the tallest buildings in Guam. Funny how they're not much higher than the church(?) just up front.

Every Monday, Frustrated Sosyalera will try to bring you the best of the week to come -- called FS Picks of the Week.

If I get the movie schedules wrong, I'm sorry. Sometimes the showing times aren't final 'til Wednesday, so pfttt. =P

Wah, can you believe there's nothing else going on this week apart from the opening of the Transformers sequel???

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

StarringShia LaBeoufMegan FoxJosh DuhamelTyrese Gibson

SynopsisDecepticon forces return to Earth on a mission to take Sam Witwicky prisoner, after the young hero learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers. Joining the mission to protect humankind is Optimus Prime, who forms an alliance with international armies for a second epic battle.

On lazy weekend afternoons, sometimes I just want to lounge around and read a book -- not at home, but in a coffee shop. Where do you find somewhere quiet to do that nowadays, though?

Megamall would be the last place I could think of to do that, but Cheesecake Etc in Building A is like a tiny oasis of calm in a sea of chaos. Poetic, right?

I used to love their Pork Sisig meal, so I felt quite lucky that they offered it in a value meal package of Php 199 (with iced tea and a "yummy dessert") last time I went. I had no idea what the "yummy dessert" was, but as this was Cheesecake Etc, I assumed they would serve some kind of cheesecake, of course.

Oh my. Just looking at this picture is making me crave for Sisig. I think I'm gonna cry now. Oh what lemony pork goodness that was. T_T

So, I went back to my folks' house last night because I had left my mobile there the other day, right? Guess what? There were only 4 lousy unread messages in my Inbox -- 3 from the network and 1 from my sister (asking if I was coming back home last monday).

That's pathetic! I coulda sworn I was living a full social life, now it's blatantly obvious that I don't. How sad!

Well anyway, here's something nice for (us) you shopaholics --

(Click on the photo to enlarge)

The Great Lifestyle Sale

June 16-18 (exclusive to Lifestyle cardholders)June 19 - July 19 (open to everyone)

So what did I do? I wore a yellow top. I swear, it works. It makes you feel all summery and bright and all the Sesame Street shit you can think of.

Unfortunately, it doesn't help me not think about a large mouth ulcer that has taken resident in my inner right cheek. It catches when I talk and when I eat, so I can't gossip or enjoy my food (which is a tragedy in itself). I've bought gallons of mouthwash, hoping it will go away tomorrow.

I feel like Vito Corleone, with wads of cottonballs wedged into my right cheek -- only it hurts!

Hayl meyk yu an offah you kent reh-fushe.

Anyway, there's this (new) meme from Jessica, right? She has given me the Honest Scrap award, sort of forcing me to tell y'all what my 10 deepest darkest secrets are.

1. I still love watching anime. I think it's the fountain of youth (or permanent dorkiness, you decide).

2. I'm a sucker for anything cute, short and round with eyes being 2/3 the size of its head. Spiders and roaches, in whatever form, are excluded.

3. I absolutely abhor scary movies (which some of you probably know already).

4. I don't get manicures. Maybe when I turn 40 and my nails become disgusting even if they're clean, I'll change my mind.

5. I have AT LEAST four pairs of shoes that I hadn't worn since I bought them.

6. My budgeting is so terrible that the bf spent nearly 2 hours fixing it for me to accomodate all my existing debt and still leave me with Php 600 savings a month (maybe I should sell them shoes).

7. 95% of the time, I order a tall Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks -- hot or iced, depending on the weather.

8. I've been mobile-less for nearly 2 days now. Gotta pick it up when I get home tonight.

9. I keep a tube of lipstick in my office penholder -- for emergencies.

10. I park at least 2 pairs of black shoes underneath my office desk.

Wtf, it's nearly all about shoes!

I would like nosey-in on these people's secrets as well (should be 10, but only got 5):

There will be no FS Picks of the Week for the week commencing 15th June, simply because I don't feel like delving into the specifics of the movies named The Coffin and Mother of Tears. If you're interested in them, just look it up, 'kay? I can't be bothered.

But what I do feel like mentioning is that Fete Dela Musique 2009 is on this Saturday, 20th June! Wooooooot!

It's that time of the year again when we get rained on while listening to wonderful music from local bands, this time just in Metrowalk. The fun starts at 1pm.

Ugh. I only had a couple of hours sleep last night, so I feel so out of it today. I guess the Coke, Starbucks Latte and brewed coffee from Cheesecake Etc had overloaded my bloodstream with caffeine -- I was squirming in bed until about 5am!

Note to self:

Sunday afternoons and coffee crazes don't mix. Stick to iced tea.

And guess what? I was so out of it that I've accidentally left my mobile at home AGAIN. This must be the 5th or 6th time I've done it, but at least it's the first time for 2009. Tsk.

So if Manila is ranked 108th in this survey, I guess it's not that easy at all, huh? We're nearly the same rank as some very difficult Asian & African cities (where all the other SouthEast Asian ones, I have no idea), so it must be pretty bad.

I've just noticed that a lot of people are turning emo-emo lately (that includes me) and wonder if it had something to do with either the recession or the weather (because the monsoon is hitting us hard this year). Too much gloom and doom recently, it seems.

What is even more strange is that not-so-nice stuff had been happening to a lot of people I know, not just me. No wonder we're all emo-emo. The timing is weird, though. Heck, the world is all panicky about a(H1N1), damnit! Looks like there's a wave of depression in the Philippines now, which is nearly unheard of -- in 2006 it was the 5th Happiest Country in the world (I think).

I guess times do change, and sometimes in happens in waves. Do you feel emo-emo too, I wonder?

Every Monday, Frustrated Sosyalera will try to bring you the best of the week to come -- called FS Picks of the Week.

If I get the movie schedules wrong, I'm sorry. Sometimes the showing times aren't final 'til Wednesday, so pfttt. =P

This week, we've got the Pussycat Dolls concert, Taking of Pelham 123, Shinjuku Incident & Blood: The Last Vampire. Whoa, that was a mouthful.

The Pussycat Dolls

11 June8pmMall of Asia Concert Grounds

Ticket prices are between Php 515 to Php 6,695. However, if you avail of the "Early Bird" promo, you'll get a significant discount (available for walk-in customers only -- via Ticketworld outlets or Clear promo booths). Regular prices apply to internet purchases.

SynopsisA tractor mechanic from China travels to Tokyo to find a lost love, only to find that she's married to a powerful Yakuza leader. He is hurt and betrayed, but when he finds out that the Yakuza leader has been targeted for death, he saves his life, and becomes embroiled in the business of the Yakuza.

Blood: The Last Vampire

StarringJeon Ji-hyeon

SynopsisIn an alternate post-World War II Japan, a young vampire working for a demon hunting government agency is sent to go undercover in a military school to determine which one of the students is a demon.

I am totally obsessed about looking younger than my age. I absolutely love it when people tell me I look like in my mid twenties, when I am actually 30. I am so obsessed that my future kids would probably volunteer me into one of those makeover reality shows and the stylists will tell me off for dressing up like a teenager.

So it was interesting that I’ve stumbled upon an article at Scrubsmag.com entitled “Waking up Looking Younger.” Yeah, it's not just for people who wear Scrubs, ok? There were 5 simple steps there and I already follow most of them, so I guess I’m on the right track. The only thing I don’t do is exfoliate my lips and (this is embarrassing) the one about grooming stray hairs.

Since I had been doing 3 out 5, I guess I was doing well so far. I do have trouble sleeping at times, though, but I try to get as much shut-eye as possible. They didn’t call it beauty sleep for nothing. The skin gets very dry and dull when you lack sleep, you see.

One thing that’s also important apart from the 5 steps is to always use sunscreen or sunblock, especially during summer. It helps put off wrinkles.

The bf dragged me to watch Drag Me to Hell last night and I gave in because I was outnumbered, 5 to 1.

I had no intention of watching this, as with all scary films from the past, because I get startled easily and hate being inundated with booming suspense sounds that scare the shit out of me. Why? Because it stresses me out more than working.

Frankly, I hadn't seen much of the film because I was hiding behind my hands or my hair for most of it. However, in (my limited) conclusion , I did think it was one of the better scary movies around.

As Sam Raimi was the same director that gave us Evil Dead, I now understand that "Drag Me to Hell" was definitely the best title for this movie. I thought it was utterly stupid before, but after watching I see now that it makes sense. It's meant to be serious, but the scary stuff turned out a little funny because they were so outrageous at times.

The moral of the story -- don't go pissing off grannies. You never know which ones turn out to be witches/mangkukulams.

The verdictWatch it! This coming from a person who hates scary movies, that should be something.

Please, no! I'm not a lesbian and if I were, I won't be into women of advanced age!

Yeah, okay, all my plans recently have gone pear-shaped as well, so it's kind of redundant, but yes, my hips are the widest part of my body (the more you can bear children with, my dear). I've been wanting to wear skinny jeans for so long, but I can't because they will just make my hips even bigger than they are with that tight and tapered look. So when I read on the news that wearing skinny jeans can cause nerve damage, I was little bit relieved.

The number of fit young women who complain of feeling numb, pins and needles or weird burning or itching sensation along their thighs had gone up recently, and it was apparently caused by wearing these tight trousers.

However, they will get better once you stop wearing them. I guess it's not all bad. I don't think I will be buying a pair anyway, just to be safe.